Using the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment-Malay (IPPA-MALAY) for assessment of attachment relationships and depression of Malaysian adolescents by Zulkefly, Nor Sheereen, Wilkinson, Ross, Baharudin, Rozumah

“…This study examined the utility of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment Malay (IPPAMalay) for the prediction of adolescent depression. …”
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Family therapists’ adult attachment styles and the therapeutic alliance by Yusof, Yusmarhaini, Carpenter, John

“…Therapists’ adult attachment style may affect their ability to form effective therapeutic alliances.An analysis of semi-structured interviews with eleven family therapists explored the relationship between their adult attachment styles, as assessed using a self-report measure, and their perceptions of the therapeutic alliance. …”

A survey of family therapists’ adult attachment styles in the United Kingdom by Yusof, Yusmarhaini, Carpenter, John S. W.

“…Research on individual therapy suggests that the ability to build effective therapeutic alliances with clients is related to the therapist’s adult attachment style.This paper reports an on-line survey of the attachment styles of registered family therapists in the UK which investigated associations between therapist’s attachment style, prior profession, gender and preference for a model of therapy.All 443 UK registered family therapists were surveyed and 82 (19 percent) replied.The survey included two standardised self-report measures: the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) (Bartholomew and Horowitz in Pers Soc Psychol 61:226–244, 1991) and the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire (ECR) (Brennan et al. in Attachment theory and close relationship. …”

Maternal attachment and cognitive functioning of children in institutionalized care in Malaysia: variation by sex by Syed Mustafa, Siti Zakiah, Baharudin, Rozumah, Mukhtar, Firdaus, Zulkefly, Nor Sheereen

“…The present study aims to determine the extent to which maternal attachment (MA) influences institutionalized children cognitive functioning (CF). …”
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Factors contributing to emotional brand attachment: The case of Malaysia public higher educational institutions by Ramli, Mona Fairuz, Othman, Abdul Rahim, Md. Salleh, Salniza

“…This exploratory study examined the relationship between university image, acculturation, and emotional brand attachment, particularly in the context of a public higher education (PubHEI) in Malaysia.Data were collected from 101 international students at one of the public universities in Malaysia using a self administrated questionnaire.Structural equation modeling (i.e SmartPLS) was used to analyze the data.The results show that nevertheless all factors being significant to emotional brand attachment formation, the university image and acculturation are the most important predictors. …”
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The influences of community attachment on residents’ perceptions towards Lenggong Valley’s designation as the UNESCO world heritage site by Mohamed, Ahmad Edwin, Mohd Shariff, Nurhazani, Kayat, Kalsom

“…In addition to that, existing studies were also in disagreement about the role of community attachment on residents’ perceptions. Therefore, the purpose of this research, was to explore residents’ perceptions towards the designation of Lenggong Valley as WHS and its association with community attachment. …”
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Attachment as A Predictor of University Adjustment Among Freshmen: Evidence from A Malaysian Public University by Wider, Walton, Mustapha, Mazni, Halik, Murnizam, Bahari, Ferlis

“…Purpose - Building upon attachment theory and emerging theory, the current study was aimed at examining the effect of peer attachment in predicting adjustment to life in university among freshmen in a public university in East Malaysia. …”
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Perceived quality and loyalty towards PubHEI’s of international students in Malaysia’s. Understanding the role of emotional attachment as a mediator by Ramli, Mona Fairuz, Othman, Abdul Rahim, Md. Salleh, Salniza

“…Based on the evidence drawn from 150 international students in PubHEI’s in Malaysia, the hypotheses, which were tested using structural equation modeling, are all supported.The results confirm that perceived teaching and learning quality aspects and emotional brand attachment is key predictors of brand loyalty.The research emphasizes the role of emotional brand attachment as mediating variables between perceived teaching and learning quality aspects and loyalty. …”
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Relationship between family attachment and resilience among secondary school students abusing mitragya speciosa (ketum, kratom or kratom) by Shaari, Azemi

“…This study seek to investigate relationship between family attachment and resilience among secondary students abusing Mitragyna Speciosa (ketum, Kratom or kratum). …”
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Validity and reliability of the utilitarian value, hedonic value, brand satisfaction, emotional attachment, brand trust and mobile phone brand loyalty scales by Seduram, Linda, Perumal, Selvan, Shaari, Hasnizam

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Kesanggupan memberi rasuah di kalangan pelajar universiti: kes kesalahan lalu lintas = Bribery amongst university students: Traffic offenses by Lim, Hock Eam, Tong, Tracy Pooi Yee, Woon, Moong Vooi

“…The finding of morality attachment is able to reduce the willingness to bribe, suggests that religious teaching should be the focus on anti-corruption eclucation. …”
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Work stress among expatriate managers in Malaysia's government-linked companies by Jedin, Mohd. Haniff, Zainal Abidin, Nurul Illahi

“…Expatriates who are attached with Malaysia's government-linked companies such as UEM Group, Silterra, Telekom Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, ASTRO, ClMB Group and Celcom Axiata were used as the main database in this study. …”
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Early intervention of child abuse: An intra familial-approach by Zaini, Mimi Fitriana, Haidar, Zulfan

“…The current study investigates the need of intra-familial intervention on children abuse from the parents’ perspective.The current study exposes some scientific evidences while presenting some observable facts of abusive characters among parents towards their children.The fact that family plays big roles in forming children’s characters is also discussed here.The current research particularly presents the phenomenon of child abuse within family setting as the results of lacking intra-familial relations.This technical and qualitative research paper emphasizes on the paramount importance of the need of early intervention of abuse from the family intervention.The consequences of familial abusive can be early identified and intervened with three ways; 1) intra-familial communication, 2) intra-familial interaction,3) intra-familial attachment. The facts of behavioral consequences of abuse towards children are also included to present the detrimental impacts of lacking intra-familial interventions.The current study also highlights the previous research findings on various issues pertaining to children abuse as reference.A sample of two parents was selected randomly for the purpose of the study.A semi-structured interview was conducted to the parents to gain their insight perception on the importance of intra-familial intervention on children abuse.It was found that; 1) parents perceive intra-familial intervention as crucially important, 2)parents perceive of intra-familial communication and interaction as significant to prevent misunderstanding among family members especially to create a sense of belongingness in each other, 3) parents also perceive intra-familial relation is essentially important to develop children’s attitude and to shape their behavior, 4) parents perceive intra-familial intervention is an important early intervention creating attachment in the family to prevent abusive patterns of behavior from parents as well as among siblings towards young children at home.…”
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Bereavement and mental health issues for institutionalized children by Ali, Asif, Shaffie, Fuziah

“…The theory implies a cause-effect relationship between early attachments. Children are potentially psychologically affected by any traumatic events, which caused them to experience prolong mental developmental delay that are associated with different psychological disorders. …”
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Chief executive officer retirement and auditor’s risk assessment: The interacting effect of chief executive officer identity in family firms by Abdulmalik, Salau Olarinoye, Amran, Noor Afza, Che Ahmad, Ayoib

“…Consistent with literature on family businesses, the level of CEO attachment to socio-emotional wealth (SEW) varies among family businesses.Design/methodology/approach – This study used a longitudinal sample of 2,063 non-financial family firm-year observations from 2005 to 2016 listed on the Bursa Malaysia. …”
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Corporate social responsibility: Approaching it from the objective-of-shari'ah perspective by Zahid, Anowar

“…The reason behind such attachment of importance is that in the present world corporations impact, to a great extent, people’s lives, commercial, social, cultural and even political. …”
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Expatriate adjustment: Validating multicultural personality trait among self-initiated academic expatriates by Halim, Haslina, Abu Bakar, Hassan, Mohamad, Bahtiar

“…This study looks at the adjustment of self initiated academic expatriates working at one of the public universities in Malaysia.The main aim of the research is to investigate the relationship between Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) and the expatriate’s personal, professional and social adjustment.The MPQ consists of five dimensions - cultural empathy, openmindedness,social initiative, emotional stability and flexibility.One-hundred and one questionnaires were distributed to selfinitiated academic expatriates attached to various departments at the university. …”
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Knowledge management: Dispelling myths and finding directions by Rajan, Amala Vijaya Selvi, Archibald, Bridget Merliza, John, Santhosh

“…Knowledge Management, a widely misused term, with a string of misconceptions attached to it, is our main target of this working paper.Here, we hope to identify some, if not most, myths associated with Knowledge Management, as well as delve into the reasons behind these myths and then find some possible directions/solutions, based on success stories among business organizations from various disciplines, to dispel them so that Knowledge Management can be utilized to its full potential.Our paper incorporates the myths in Knowledge Management and directions to dispel the myths so that Knowledge Management can be improved.…”
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The practice and effects of corporate media relations in Chennai: Beyond just denials and evolving? by Varghese, Neema, Abdul Rahman, Nik Adzrieman

“…This study aims to research on the changing perception and importance attached to media relations by corporate houses and business journalists in India specifically Chennai - where traditionally media relations was never practiced professionally - where relations with the print or electronic media was limited to issuing denials and seeking distance (Sengupta, 2006), with the concept of a low-key profile.The study is based on in-depth interviews of communication managers of 13 orgnanisations and 10 journalists from print and television media.The findings could provide insights for academicians and researchers on the change in media relations practice and its effects on media reporting in emerging IT hubs in India and other similar regions in the world.…”
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Design and evaluation of a multilanguage instant messaging application by Ahmed, Ahmed Nabeel, Chit, Suwannit Chareen, Omar, Mohd. Hasbullah

“…Recent growth in mobile Internet has resulted in the emergence of instant messaging (IM) applications.These applications now allow users to communicate via text and voice messaging, as well as sending attachments to their intended recipients.While these applications now support multiple languages, they, only allow users to communicate using the same language.A communication barrier and breakdowns occur when users do not speak the same language.This paper describes the design of Multilingual Instant Messaging Application (MIMA), and measure the level of acceptance of the application.Respondents agree that MIMA is both useful and easy to use, and this application is an essential tool to bridge the communication gap between speakers of different languages…”
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